Rendering Issues in Text of Menus and Tool Tips

[Bryan Gillespie]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

Ubuntu 8.10, running OpenOffice.org version 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.1

This bug popped up just a couple of days ago after several months of bug-free use, so it seems likely that this is a result of a system update of some sort.

When OpenOffice is loaded (including but not limited to word processing, presentations, and spreadsheets), the text in the menus appears for just a split-second and then disappears, leaving only the underline below the accessibility character (i.e. under the 'F' in file, indicating that alt-f opens the file menu). The same artifacts appear in individual menu entries, as well as tool tips and buttons in wizards, so it makes me think that this is a problem somewhere in the general rendering code. Whenever the text is re-rendered (i.e. moused over for the menu entries and buttons) the normal text reappears for a split-second, and then reverts to just the underline artifact.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

Which version of the nvidia driver are you using?

[David Wynn (wynn-david)]

Can happen when compiz, OO.o and nVidia drivers enabled. See bug 297836 for others with the same issues. Please provide more information regarding your driver, and your computer if this is still an issue.

If this is your issue, please mark this bug as a dupe of 297836.